People
Federal IT community mourns loss of Carleton Jones
Jones, 68, had served in top leadership roles with Indus and other federal IT firms.
Acquisition
Outsourcing vs. insourcing: Solving the cost-comparison conundrum
A new report offers guidelines for sizing up the costs of public and private sector work.
Modernization
DHS cancels financial system modernization, considers cloud instead
The Homeland Security Department has officially canceled its second attempt at modernizing its financial systems.
People
VA expects to save $16B by going open source for health records
VA CIO Roger Baker said choosing open source to modernize VA's digital health records system will help the department avoid spending $16 billion on a commercial solution.
People
GSA's Davie to lead technology council
Davie will serve as executive president of the American Council for Technology's new Executive Committee.
People
VA’s Baker: Commercial software is often the best option
Agencies cannot afford to develop proprietary technology when commercial software is so readily available, said the VA CIO.
People
Telework: An untapped recruiting tool
As federal agencies compete for the best recruits, telework can be an attractive lure.
People
Using data to spur organizational change
Human capital data should be used to create organizational change, but this can only happen if business managers are engaged by the information collected, an official with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency said.
Digital Government
Private-sector progress on IPv6 makes government look good, survey finds
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